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Gerald Lee To Play For Finland In Upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup

August 29, 2014
By ODU Athletics

NORFOLK, VA-- Former ODU basketball standout Gerald Lee (Uusikaupunki, Finland) will represent his native county in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be hosted by Spain, August 30-Sept 14. Finland qualified as a wild card with Brazil, Greece and Turkey. The country’s best ever finish in the World Cup is sixth in 1967.

The 6-10 Lee played for the Monarchs from 2007-10 where he was the 2010 CAA Tournament MVP, first team All-CAA, All-NABC District 10 and Collegeinsider.com Mid Major All-American as a senior after leading the Monarchs to a 27-9 record. That season, the Monarchs defeated William & Mary in the CAA title game, then as an 11th seed beat sixth seed Notre Dame, 51-50 in the NCAA first round in New Orleans, LA.

Lee led the Monarchs in 2010 in scoring at 14.4 points per game, in free throw percentage at .759 along with a .541 field goal percentage. Lee would later be named ODU’s Alumni Association’s Male Athlete of the Year. Recently, Lee helped lead CSU Asesoft Ploiesti win the Romanian League. He also played for Finland in the FIBA EuroBasketall Championships 2011 and 2013

Lee completed his career at ODU with 1,624 career points which rank him 11th all-time at ODU, and 670 career rebounds. He graduated with a degree in sports management in May of 2010.